Sicilian wall lizard

Sicilian wall lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Podarcis
Species:
P. waglerianus
Binomial name
Podarcis waglerianus
Gistel, 1868
Synonyms[2]
  • Podarcis wagleriana
    Gistel, 1868
  • Lacerta wagleriana
    — Taddei, 1949
  • Podarcis wagleriana
    — Engelmann et al., 1993
  • Podarcis waglerianus
    — Böhme & J. Köhler, 2005

The Sicilian wall lizard (Podarcis waglerianus) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. Endemic to Italy, it occurs in Sicily and the Aegadian Islands. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation, temperate grassland, arable land, pastureland, and rural gardens. The IUCN does not consider it to be a threatened species. Three subspecies are recognized: P. w. antoninoi, P. w. marettimensis, and P. w. waglerianus.

  1. ^ Claudia Corti, Roberto Sindaco, Antonio Romano (2009). "Podarcis waglerianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T61557A12516504. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61557A12516504.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Species Podarcis waglerianus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.